Principal / Sr. Principal Reliability Systems Engineer

Principal or Senior Principal Reliability Systems Engineer

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Principal or Senior Principal Reliability Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in California or Oklahoma City, OK. This position is required full-time, in-office. This position will be based on-site at any of our facilities in Rancho Bernardo, CA, El Segundo, CA, Palmdale, CA, or Oklahoma City, OK.

Accomplish

You must have experience executing on industry and military best practices for reliability engineering, maintainability engineering, supportability engineering, and the integration of these disciplines for systems lifecycle logistics analysis. You must have experience modeling large systems-of-systems and exploiting useful information in large data sets for supportability engineering design influence. The job scope may include:

• Design for reliability and maintainability.
• Maintain a working knowledge of multiple complex and integrated systems including system inputs/outputs, functionality and principles, failures and issues, fault codes and systems architectures.
• Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability predictions, allocations, and requirements verification and validation, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Built-In Test (BIT), Testability analyses, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD)
• Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), Failure Analysis and Risk Assessment
• Reliability Growth Analysis (RGA), Weibull analysis, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Monte Carlo Simulation
• Test support to include: BIT Design Verification Testing, Maintainability and Testability Demonstrations, Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT), and Reliability Growth Testing (RGT).
• Support identifying, planning and quoting the RMT tasks for proposals.
• Collaborate with Integrated Technical Teams, program management, customers, and suppliers for the Reliability, Maintainability and Testability (RM&T) aspects of assigned systems, and influence high-level technical program design decisions.

Succeed

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Reliability Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM discipline, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, OR Master of Science STEM degree with 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the Reliability discipline.
• Active Secret DoD Security Clearance, with ability to obtain and maintain program special access prior to start.
• Your ability to obtain and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access (es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr Principal Reliability Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM discipline, with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, OR Master of Science STEM degree with 6 years of related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the Reliability discipline.
• Active Secret DoD Security Clearance, with ability to obtain and maintain program special access prior to start.
• Your ability to obtain and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access (es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using reliability analysis software (Reliasoft preferred)
• Relevant experience in adjacent logistics support elements such as Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) & Maintenance Planning, Modeling & Simulation (ModSim), Support Equipment Engineering (SEE), Prognostics & Health Management (PHM), Supportable Low Observables (SLO), Obsolescence Management, Training & Training Systems, Technical Data, Support Hardware, Fleet & Field Support, and Product Support Management.
• Active Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification
• Active DoD Top Secret, and required SAP/SCI clearances

Thrive with Us

At Northrop Grumman we are invested in the growth and well-being of all our employees. We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. Our Total Rewards Program offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. We have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

If you are ready to join us in defining possible, apply now. Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.